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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 29, 2004


MEDIA CONTACT:
Joan Ziemba; (703) 726-3650; jziemba@va.gwu.edu;
OR Matt Lindsay; (202) 994-1423; mlindsay@gwu.edu

 
THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY VIRGINIA CAMPUS HOSTS THE NORTHERN VIRGINIA TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL’S SIXTH ANNUAL TECH TALK FRIDAY, DEC. 3
 

More than 145 Regional High School Students Participate in Nine “Hands-on” Workshops About Technological Developments and Careers

EVENT: The George Washington University Virginia Campus hosts the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s (NVTC) sixth annual Tech Talk Day for approximately 145 regional high school students and 34 educators from 13 area high schools.

WHEN: Friday, Dec. 3, 2004, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Registration and reception: 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Welcome, 10:30 a.m. – NVTC President Bobbie Kilberg
Keynote, 10:45 a.m. – Virginia Secretary of Education Belle Wheelan

WHERE: The GW Virginia Campus, NTSB Academy, 45065 Riverside Parkway
Ashburn, Va. 20147 At University Center off of Rt. 7, one mile west of Rt. 28
For more information call (571) 223-3900

WORKSHOPS:
  • Tracking Hackers through a Maze of Networks
  • Computer Forensics and High Tech Crime Investigation
  • Training and Mobilizing for a Terrorist Attack
  • Spy Games and Digital Media
  • Tour of the Smart Home
  • The Science of Accident Investigation – NTSB and TWA Flight 800
  • Virtual Reality and the Driving Simulator Laboratories
  • Health Information Management
  • Re-engineering an Automobile Gas Tank
  • Making Movies: The Art, Business and Practice of Moviemaking
  • Career Opportunities for Women in Engineering and Electronics

BACKGROUND: Tech Talk is organized by the NVTC, sponsored by DeVry University, and hosted by The George Washington University Virginia Campus.

ABOUT THE GW VIRGINIA CAMPUS: The George Washington University Virginia Campus is the region’s fastest-growing research and technology campus with centers of excellence in transportation safety and security, public health and homeland security, professional and executive education, and information technology and telecommunications. The 13-year old, 90-acre campus is located in Ashburn, Va., in the technology and business corridor near Dulles International Airport.

For more news about the GW Virginia Campus, visit www.gwvirginia.gwu.edu/news.
For more news about GW, visit the GW News Center at www.gwnewscenter.org.

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